WordPress Weekly News and Tips: November 24th to November 30th

Welcome to the eighteenth WordPress News Weekly. In these weekly posts, we gather news articles from WordPress-related resources so that you can be up-to-date.

6 WordPress Things I’m Thankful for

Author: Jeff Chandler

URL: http://wptavern.com/6-wordpress-things-im-thankful-for

For the Thanksgiving celebration, Jeff Chandler lists six things that he is thankful for.

How to Add YouTube Subscribe Button in WordPress

Author: Editorial Staff

URL: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-youtube-subscribe-button-in-wordpress

For the Thanksgiving celebration, Jeff Chandler lists six things that he is thankful for.

From WordPress Beginner to Pro: 200+ Career-Boosting Resources

Author: Rachel McCollin

URL: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-career-boosting-resources

An incredible collection of WordPress resources by WPTut’s Rachel McCollin.

Deciding How to Develop Your WordPress Theme Framework

Author: Rachel McCollin

URL: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/deciding-how-to-develop-your-wordpress-theme-framework–cms-21562

Rachel McCollin, in the first part of this series, suggests many functions that you may want to include into your theme framework.

Override WordPress Comment Deadline Settings

Author: Sarah Gooding

URL: http://wptavern.com/override-wordpress-comment-deadline-settings

The Override Comment Deadline plugin will allow you to change WordPress’s default behavior. For example, you can close a post’s comment section five days earlier.

How to Add Resizable Text for Site Visitors in WordPress

Author: Editorial Staff

URL: http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-resizeable-text-for-site-visitors-in-wordpress

The Override Comment Deadline plugin will allow you to change WordPress’s default behavior. For example, you can close a post’s comment section five days earlier.

Hookie: A Stunning Bootstrap WordPress Theme, Built for Creative Agencies

Author: OLI

URL: http://wplift.com/hookie-theme-review

Oli takes a look at a Bootstrap theme targeted at agencies; Hookie is available for purchase on Theme Forest for $58.

The Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Taxonomies

Author: Tom McFarlin

URL: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-beginners-guide-to-wordpress-taxonomies–cms-22750

Tom McFarlin wrote a handy guide for beginners about WordPress taxonomies, how they are classified and how to create them.

Creating WordPress Theme Options With the Theme Customization API

Author: Daniel Pataki

URL: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-theme-customization-api

The Customizer API has recently been gaining traction as a way to allow users to change their theme settings on the fly.

Creating Cool Custom Controls for the WordPress theme Customizer

Author: Daniel Pataki

URL: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/creating-custom-controls-wordpress-theme-customizer

Another article about the Customizer API by Daniel Pataki, this article intends to give some inspiration and direction.

WordPress Groups on Facebook

Author: Waseem Abbas

URL: http://www.wpmayor.com/wordpress-groups-facebook/

We will end this list with a list of WordPress groups available on Facebook. Advanced WordPress, in particular, is a great group for those who are, well, those of us advanced in theme and plugin development.